Nonstop flight route between Meridian, Mississippi, United States and Huai'an, Jiangsu, China:
Departure Airport:
(32°19'57"N by 88°45'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°46'37"N by 119°8'52"E)
Distance from MEI to HIA:
7,521.90 miles (12,105.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI), Meridian, Mississippi, United States and Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA), Huai'an, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,522 miles (or 12,105 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Key Field Air National Guard Base and Huai'an Lianshui Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Key Field Air National Guard Base and Huai'an Lianshui Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEI / KMEI |
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| Location: | Meridian, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°19'57"N by 88°45'6"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEI |
| More Information: | MEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIA / ZSSH |
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| Location: | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°46'37"N by 119°8'52"E |
| Area Served: | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIA |
| More Information: | HIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI):
- In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission realigned Key Field Air National Guard Base.
- The closest airport to Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) is Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of MEI.
- In addition to being known as "Key Field Air National Guard Base", another name for MEI is "Key Field ANGB".
- The furthest airport from Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,055 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA):
- The airport has one runway that is 2,400 meters long, and a 14,600 square meter terminal building.
- Because of Huai'an Lianshui Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Huai'an Lianshui Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Huai'an Lianshui Airport", other names for HIA include "淮安涟水机场" and "Huái'ān Liánshuǐ Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Huai'an Lianshui Airport (meaning Huai'an Lianshui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Huai'an Lianshui Airport handled 230,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNW of HIA.
- Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.81 miles (83.38 km) SSW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 62.42 miles (100.46 km) NNE | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 68.93 miles (110.94 km) SSW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 4 | 77.31 miles (124.42 km) W | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 77.66 miles (124.98 km) N | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 79.40 miles (127.79 km) SSW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 81.18 miles (130.65 km) NNE | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 85.85 miles (138.16 km) W | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 90.30 miles (145.33 km) NE | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 92.35 miles (148.62 km) N | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 101.99 miles (164.14 km) SE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 102.99 miles (165.74 km) E | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 111.44 miles (179.34 km) NW | Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 117.29 miles (188.76 km) SSE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 124.56 miles (200.46 km) SSE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,055.42 miles (17,791.93 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,037.47 miles (17,763.04 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,027.49 miles (17,746.99 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,026.18 miles (17,744.88 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,022.85 miles (17,739.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,020.66 miles (17,736.00 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,020.31 miles (17,735.43 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,018.96 miles (17,733.25 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,000.64 miles (17,703.77 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,999.93 miles (17,702.64 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,996.69 miles (17,697.41 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,993.53 miles (17,692.33 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,985.97 miles (17,680.17 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,969.46 miles (17,653.59 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,953.56 miles (17,628.00 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.08 miles (91.87 km) NNW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 65.40 miles (105.25 km) ESE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 90.17 miles (145.11 km) SSE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 93.36 miles (150.25 km) WNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 97.19 miles (156.42 km) NNW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) WSW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 134.68 miles (216.75 km) SSE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 141.58 miles (227.85 km) S | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 9 | 174.46 miles (280.77 km) SSE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 174.88 miles (281.44 km) SW | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 185.44 miles (298.43 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 188.42 miles (303.23 km) SSE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 190.73 miles (306.95 km) NW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 198.27 miles (319.08 km) N | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 206.52 miles (332.36 km) WSW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.50 miles (19,929.27 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,376.31 miles (19,917.69 km) S | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,299.20 miles (19,793.59 km) WSW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,298.13 miles (19,791.87 km) S | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,297.19 miles (19,790.35 km) WSW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,287.45 miles (19,774.68 km) WSW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,286.16 miles (19,772.61 km) WSW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,282.99 miles (19,767.50 km) SSE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,254.39 miles (19,721.48 km) WSW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,250.16 miles (19,714.67 km) SSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,249.03 miles (19,712.85 km) WSW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,248.03 miles (19,711.24 km) WSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,225.16 miles (19,674.43 km) SE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,218.76 miles (19,664.15 km) S | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,204.54 miles (19,641.26 km) SW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |